Staff Recognitions
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Congratulations to our retirees! They were recognized on May 16th at an afterschool celebration with friends, family, and coworkers.
Pictured Left to Right: Pam Allen (36 Years); Mary Wennerberg (33 Years); Laurie Spoelstra (31 Years); Jan Karlberg (38 Years); Sue Blackadar (37 Years); Pam Gentz (41 Years); Wm. Skip Rigby (18 Years); Lynell Lewis (23 Years); Kevin Plambeck (40 Years). Not pictured: Jim Nash (18 Years); Patty Morgan (22 Years).
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The Board of Directors have recognized the following Classified Employees of the Month.
DECEMBER - the Transportation Department for their contributions to our students and community with their "Fill the Bus" food drive campaign. A few of the drivers, mechanics, and office staff were available for the photo.
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At the November 15th board meeting the Board of Directors recognized employees Judi Brown, Classified Employee of the Month for October and Brian May as the Teacher of the Month for October. Ms. Brown works at Stanwood Elementary in the support center and was nominated for the award by Patty Maynick, who read her nomination. Mr. May teaches history and social studies at Stanwood Middle School, and was nominated by Cammy Carlson, Sam Smothermon and students Jackson Houston and Dominick Maxwell. Congratulations to our employees!
The awards are sponsored by Umpqua Bank in partnership with Dos Reales and Stanwood Cinemas.
If you would like to nominate a teacher or classified employee (food services, bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, paraeducators, maintenance/grounds staff) please complete the nomination form by November 30th.
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Congratulations to Chris Oldow (left), Lead Custodian, at Twin City Elementary and Audrie Harrington (right),Language Arts/LeadershipTeacher, at Port Susan Middle School, for being selected as the employees of the month for September.
The Board of Directors recognized Chris and Audrie at the October 18th Board Meeting. The Classified Employee of the Month and Teacher of the Month awards are sponsored by Umpqua Bank in partnership with Dos Reales and Stanwood Cinemas.
To nominate an employee for the month of October, click on the following link: Employee Nomination
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The Board of Directors will recognize the Classified Employee of the Month (March), Roseann Lindell, Stanwood High School Lead Cook, and the Teacher of the Month (March), Riita Dunning, Utsalady Elementary 1st Grade Teacher, at the Regular Board Meeting, April 19, 2016. The meeting is held in the Administration & Resource Center Boardroom at 7:00 PM. The public is invited to attend.
Other awards will be given to the Cedarhome Elementary and Utsalady Elementary Shining Stars and Volunteers.
Pictured (left) Roseann Lindell and (right) Riita Dunning
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The Board of Directors recognizes the Classified Employees and Teachers of the Month at the second board meeting of the month, September through March. Below are the recipients from October through January. To read their nominations, click on the names of the employees.
Do you know of a classified employee or teacher worthy of recognition? Please write a nomination by clicking on this link: Employee Nomination. It's that easy!
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The Board of Directors recognized Annie Houk as the Classified Employee of the Month and Bryan Olsen as the Teacher of the Month for September 2015 at the October 20th regular board meeting.
Annie Houk has worked for the Stanwood-Camano School District for 26 years! She began her career at Stanwood Middle School supervising the playground and for 7 years was a clerical aide before becoming a secretary for 3 years. In 2000 she was hired as the secretary at Stanwood Elementary where she has worked for the past 15 years. Annie was nominated by Debbie Carr, parent and volunteer.
Bryan Olsen has taught history at Stanwood High School for the past 8 years. He also advises History Day and Link Crew and has been active on the Building Leadership Team and was the previous Chess Team Advisor. Bryan's nominations were written by Ella Blackwood, teacher and parent, and Robin Blackwood, former student.
To read their nominations click on the following links:
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Do you know of a classified employee or teacher worthy of recognition? Please write a nomination by clicking on this link: Employee Nomination. It's that easy!
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The Board of Directors publicly recognizes the Classified Employee of the Month and Teacher of the Month at the second regular board meeting a month, throughout the year. The following employees were nominated and received the award for their outstanding contributions and dedication to our students and community. To read the nominations, please click the person's name. Also, if you wish to make a nomination, click Employee Nominations. December nominations are due by January 5th.
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
September:
Chuck Kippenhan, Lead Custodian at Lincoln Hill High/Lincoln Academy
October:
Rona Olson, Secretary at Port Susan Middle School
November:
Sue Enquist, Office Manager at Saratoga School
TEACHERS OF THE MONTH
September:
Kris Merritt, Career and Technical Education Culinary Arts at Stanwood High School
October: 
Judy Birk, Librarian at Twin City Elementary
November: 
Michelle Rockwood, Band and Choir at Stanwood Middle School
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Ken Sims (left) and Lynne Donovan (right) was selected as the Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year for the 2013-14 school year. The Board of Directors formally recognized them at the regular board meeting May 20, 2014.
The Board also honored the following retirees for their service to education:
Certificated Staff: Judy Alexander, Therese Follette, Linda Littlefield, Marianne McGarry-Bloom, Kathryn Mietus, Katherine Norris, Delores Osterhaus, Robin Ringland, Vivian Schnaar, Karol Steele, Brenda Taylor, and Kathleen Tredo.
Classified Staff: Edwin Bentley, Naomi Carlson, Carol Covert, David Diaz, Doug Durand, Victor Loverro, Gail Olsen, Eva Pedersen, and Alan Robb.
The public is invited to attend.
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Debbie Norman (left) and Karol Steele (right) were surprised and honored to be named January’s Classified Employee of the Month and Teacher of the Month, respectively. The Board of Directors will publicly recognize Debbie and Karol at the March 18th board meeting.
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The Board of Directors publicly recognizes teachers and classified staff throughout the year for their dedication, commitment, and service to our students and community.
To view the employee award recipients, please click on "read more."
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The Board of Directors recognized Keli Niegemann (left) as Teacher of the Month and Diana Kempf (right) as Classified Employee of the Month at the October 15th board meeting.
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The Board of D
irectors recognized the 2013 staff retirees
and awarded the Classified Employee of the Year and Teacher of the Year Awards at
the May 21, 2013 board meeting.
Pictured from left to right are: Katie Farrey, D. Scott Knight, Robin
Bradley, Peggy Davidsmeyer, Jonathan Bletscher, Lindy Phillips, Jeff Epright, and Ginger Pranghofer.
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The Board of Directors recognized January's 
Classified Employees of the Month, Isaac Forslund and Gary Forslund (left) and Teacher of the Month, Kurt Blom (right), at the February 19th board meeting.- Details
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The Board of Directors recognized the District’s Bus Drivers
as the Classified Employees of the Month for December and Craig Kelley (pictured on right) December’s Teacher of the Month at the January 15th board
meeting.
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The Board of Directors recognized Darla Breda (left) as the Classified Employee of the Month and Colleen Van Belle (right) as the Teacher of the Month at the December 18th board meeting. - Details
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Bobbi Lemme and Madonna Konshuk 
(pictured left to right), were recognized as the Teachers of the Month for October at the Board of Directors meeting November 20th. Bobbi (unable to attend) and Madonna teach the Active Student Support for Independence, Skills and Transition (ASSIST) program at Stanwood High School.
Cindy Cutforth (pictured far right) was selected as the Classified Employee of the Month for October. Cindy is the Office Manager at Lincoln Hill High School and Lincoln Academy. Due to a conflict, Cindy's recognition has been rescheduled to the December 4th board meeting.
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The Board of Directors recognized employees Sharon Hanson,
Twin City Elementary Title I paraeducator (left), as the Classified Employee of the
Month and Joan Campbell, Port Susan Middle School mathematics teacher (right), as the
Teacher of the Month at the regular Board meeting October 16, 2012.
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Jennifer Booth (pictured in red) was recognized as the Teacher of the Year by the Board of Directors, family, friends, co-workers, and students, at the June 19th board meeting. - Details
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Kathy Buckingham, Elger Bay Elementary Paraeducator, was named Classified Employee of the Year 2011-12. Kathy is pictured (center) surrounded by students on the playground after the surprise announcement during her scheduled assisgnment. Students and staff joined her during their lunches to celebrate her award. The Board of Directors recognized her at the June 5th board meeting.- Details
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On May 17th the Board of Directors recognized three classified employees and eight teachers on their retirement from the Stanwood-Camano School District. (Pictured from left: Eloise Zelk, Vicki Rensink, Jon Evavold, Jackie Ford, Penny Buse, Kim Hayes, Joanne Stone, and Gale Forrest. Unable to attend was Jacque Burkhalter, Margaret Hoiby and Bert Carlson.)Dr. Linda Littlefield, Executive Director of Human Resources, honored the retirees with heartfelt tributes recognizing their combined total of 289 years of service. Please read further for the condensed version of Dr. Littlefield’s tributes.
